I would only add to your RID discussion at the end, the bit about no need to broadcast if your drone is unregistered, sub 250 gram, recreational flown (i.e. most of us).
My two cents on Yellowstone (national parks in general). Nobody wants to go to Yellowstone, see Old Faithful, and have a couple of hundred nuisance drones buzzing around, safely or otherwise. It certainly makes sense to restrict it there and other popular, highly used areas of the parks. However, Yellowstone is a vast area. Does it have to be restricted everywhere? There are some great photography opportunities there. A small drone at altitude won't even be heard by the wildlife.
I think it's important we experienced RC pilots (AMA members) stay on top of this. I know there are many of us who believe non-compliance is the way to go. I hope they at least try to stay "under the radar" and give the appearance we're trying.
They are called quadcopters. Drones are more like planes. one of the first USA drone resemble a f16 fighter jet. If is not made by Armalite (AR), it is just a semi-auto rifle.
Quick Question: I find this all a bit confusing. I bought a little DJI drone, Avata. I registred it with the FAA, I got the TRUST certification. I can see in the B4UFLY app that there is no regulated air space around me(Redmond WA). So videos like this always makes me feel like I should be able to fly all over the place. BUT, I am not allowed to fly over parks, I am not allowed to fly over private property (houses, businesses) I am not allowed to fly over schools (school parking lots? ) I am not allowed to fly over streets? There are 2 clubs here but I am not looking to join a club and pay membership dues. So I can't fly in their fields ... It feels like it rules out everywhere. where can I legially fly?
There are two issues here: airspace rights (FAA) and property rights. It is quite complicated. A club is certainly one solution. But there are a lot of places you can fly such many public parks. Tim
Thanx for the reply. I hear many people say “many places to fly” but maybe I am missing something. Is there a map that shows where? From what I can tell you can not fly at the parks in Redmond
Not sure where you are getting your information. At the risk of sounding pedantic, there are two different kinds of rules. 1) What you can fly over. This is wholly under the domain of the FAA. State, county and municipalities have no say in this. So you can fly over any airspace that B4UFLY says is ok. This is not complicated. Yes, you can fly over private property. Basically in terms of 'fly over' you can fly over all the things you said you can not, with some caveats of not flying over people, not flying over moving vehicles, etc. Yes you can fly over a road as long you don't fly over a moving vehicle. 2) Where you can take off from, land at or where you can be when you operate the controls from (fly) the drone. State, county and municipalities can regulate this. I live on the 'plateau', so near by to Redmond. Redmond requires a permit to fly in their parks, but you should check. You should also check into KingCo for regulations. Generally speaking, local government can prohibit you from taking off, landing, operating from city owned property such as parks etc. but not from your private property or public rite of way like sidewalks etc. I would generally assume local parks are off limits unless you know for sure otherwise. WA state parks are definitely off limits. The rules are not different for FPV, but the style of flight and the intent of the flight often is. If you are looking for a place to fly fast, low and do aerobatics etc then you need an environment that is appropriate for that. For traditional camera drones, it's easier to find interesting places to fly. I fly from my property occasionally in a suburb, obeying all the rules, but for the most part that is just training and practice. Generally I do almost all of my flying in scenic nature settings in or around the slopes of the Cascades. I only mention this as local rules don't affect me because of this.
@@RebelByNature You know what my issue was, I am so noob to this and from NYC that I did not know that there was a difference between National Park and National Forest. So when I heard that National Parks are of limits, I thought that meant pretty much everywhere. But National Forests are not governed by the same body and the USForest Service does allow drones. I have also checked with the city about a empty wild patch of land that is in redmond that is not part of a "park" and they said its fine, so I contacted the police none emergancy number to confirm and its ok.
When you are new it just can be very overwhelming and it felt like there was no legal place for me to fly unless I pay these clubs which I had no intention of doing.
Tim, LAANC IS available directly WITHIN b4ufly and no you are not going to probably be 107, most likely not, as by far most flyers are not 107, so by just mathematical odds alone that is not the case. Has nothing to with whether you are flying commercially. So not about why you are flying, but completely about where. For example, where you live lies under a class D restriction. You can get LAANC approval automatically, directly within b4ufly. Do not know why you persist with this, made this comment on one of your prior videos. I get that your aim is to heavily discourage people flying in restricted airspace even when legal to do so, but you make it sound like the facts are different from what they are.
Flash news Tim, manufacturers are still not shipping drones with Remote ID. And they are unlikely to do so even after the March deadline for a great numbers of reasons. But like the recent Boeing door plug incident, the FAA is run by an idiot who never got her pilots license or understands aviation flight rules period! I recently received my Spectrum RID modules after waiting almost 6 months. A quick in the air test proved just how stupid this whole idea is. The blue tooth range does not even cover line of site range. The Holy Stone modules are about the same. Now please tell me how this whole ill designed program is going to make the air safe for commercial or private aviation? What changed with this FRIA program, nothing, just a paper work trail. A great number of You Tube channels continue to show folks flying from streets and front yards promoting companies like Horizon Hobbies. Never a mention of RID being installed in the aircraft they are flying and provided to them for free. Where is the enforcement?
Not sure where you are getting your facts. The FAA Administrator is Michael Whitaker (a he, not a she) has 30 years experience in aviation, to include 15 years in senior roles at United Airlines. He is a private pilot. All drones sold after Dec 22, 2022 have Standard RID. This is part of drone software, not a broadcast module. Finally, there is nothing wrong with flying off roads assuming you have property owners permission and are in Class G airspace. RID does not start, really until March 16, 2024. Tim
@@TimMcKay56 The FAA would disagree with you about when RID starts. They are expecting everyone to comply with RID as of 16 Sept last year unless they have a very good reason why they can't. They've made it clear that there is an obligation to comply even though their enforcement won't start in earnest until March.
I would only add to your RID discussion at the end, the bit about no need to broadcast if your drone is unregistered, sub 250 gram, recreational flown (i.e. most of us).
Correct.
👍Tim, keep up the good work. We appreciate your expertise and your time creating these videos
Thank you again 👍
Mr. G: Thanks again for checking in! Tim
@@TimMcKay56 Just interested to know if you are part 107 current? We heard you were commercial pilot which is awesome 👌 👍
My two cents on Yellowstone (national parks in general). Nobody wants to go to Yellowstone, see Old Faithful, and have a couple of hundred nuisance drones buzzing around, safely or otherwise. It certainly makes sense to restrict it there and other popular, highly used areas of the parks. However, Yellowstone is a vast area. Does it have to be restricted everywhere? There are some great photography opportunities there. A small drone at altitude won't even be heard by the wildlife.
Good point.
Thank you!
😊👍🏻
I think it's important we experienced RC pilots (AMA members) stay on top of this. I know there are many of us who believe non-compliance is the way to go. I hope they at least try to stay "under the radar" and give the appearance we're trying.
John: Fully agree! Tim
We're are you going to operate your RC ? A good question for all RC'ers to ask themselves before you get into it .
Agree! 😊👍🏻
They are called quadcopters. Drones are more like planes. one of the first USA drone resemble a f16 fighter jet. If is not made by Armalite (AR), it is just a semi-auto rifle.
Thanks!
I fly radio controlled model airplanes and have for 60 years..
Well done! Tim
Quick Question: I find this all a bit confusing. I bought a little DJI drone, Avata. I registred it with the FAA, I got the TRUST certification. I can see in the B4UFLY app that there is no regulated air space around me(Redmond WA). So videos like this always makes me feel like I should be able to fly all over the place. BUT, I am not allowed to fly over parks, I am not allowed to fly over private property (houses, businesses) I am not allowed to fly over schools (school parking lots? ) I am not allowed to fly over streets? There are 2 clubs here but I am not looking to join a club and pay membership dues. So I can't fly in their fields ... It feels like it rules out everywhere. where can I legially fly?
There are two issues here: airspace rights (FAA) and property rights. It is quite complicated. A club is certainly one solution. But there are a lot of places you can fly such many public parks. Tim
Thanx for the reply. I hear many people say “many places to fly” but maybe I am missing something. Is there a map that shows where? From what I can tell you can not fly at the parks in Redmond
Not sure where you are getting your information. At the risk of sounding pedantic, there are two different kinds of rules.
1) What you can fly over. This is wholly under the domain of the FAA. State, county and municipalities have no say in this. So you can fly over any airspace that B4UFLY says is ok. This is not complicated. Yes, you can fly over private property. Basically in terms of 'fly over' you can fly over all the things you said you can not, with some caveats of not flying over people, not flying over moving vehicles, etc. Yes you can fly over a road as long you don't fly over a moving vehicle.
2) Where you can take off from, land at or where you can be when you operate the controls from (fly) the drone. State, county and municipalities can regulate this. I live on the 'plateau', so near by to Redmond. Redmond requires a permit to fly in their parks, but you should check. You should also check into KingCo for regulations. Generally speaking, local government can prohibit you from taking off, landing, operating from city owned property such as parks etc. but not from your private property or public rite of way like sidewalks etc. I would generally assume local parks are off limits unless you know for sure otherwise. WA state parks are definitely off limits.
The rules are not different for FPV, but the style of flight and the intent of the flight often is. If you are looking for a place to fly fast, low and do aerobatics etc then you need an environment that is appropriate for that. For traditional camera drones, it's easier to find interesting places to fly. I fly from my property occasionally in a suburb, obeying all the rules, but for the most part that is just training and practice. Generally I do almost all of my flying in scenic nature settings in or around the slopes of the Cascades. I only mention this as local rules don't affect me because of this.
@@RebelByNature You know what my issue was, I am so noob to this and from NYC that I did not know that there was a difference between National Park and National Forest. So when I heard that National Parks are of limits, I thought that meant pretty much everywhere. But National Forests are not governed by the same body and the USForest Service does allow drones. I have also checked with the city about a empty wild patch of land that is in redmond that is not part of a "park" and they said its fine, so I contacted the police none emergancy number to confirm and its ok.
When you are new it just can be very overwhelming and it felt like there was no legal place for me to fly unless I pay these clubs which I had no intention of doing.
Tim, LAANC IS available directly WITHIN b4ufly and no you are not going to probably be 107, most likely not, as by far most flyers are not 107, so by just mathematical odds alone that is not the case. Has nothing to with whether you are flying commercially. So not about why you are flying, but completely about where. For example, where you live lies under a class D restriction. You can get LAANC approval automatically, directly within b4ufly. Do not know why you persist with this, made this comment on one of your prior videos. I get that your aim is to heavily discourage people flying in restricted airspace even when legal to do so, but you make it sound like the facts are different from what they are.
Thanks for this update! Tim
😁👍👍
😊👍🏻 Tim
Nowhere.
👍🏻
Flash news Tim, manufacturers are still not shipping drones with Remote ID. And they are unlikely to do so even after the March deadline for a great numbers of reasons. But like the recent Boeing door plug incident, the FAA is run by an idiot who never got her pilots license or understands aviation flight rules period! I recently received my Spectrum RID modules after waiting almost 6 months. A quick in the air test proved just how stupid this whole idea is. The blue tooth range does not even cover line of site range. The Holy Stone modules are about the same. Now please tell me how this whole ill designed program is going to make the air safe for commercial or private aviation? What changed with this FRIA program, nothing, just a paper work trail. A great number of You Tube channels continue to show folks flying from streets and front yards promoting companies like Horizon Hobbies. Never a mention of RID being installed in the aircraft they are flying and provided to them for free. Where is the enforcement?
Not sure where you are getting your facts. The FAA Administrator is Michael Whitaker (a he, not a she) has 30 years experience in aviation, to include 15 years in senior roles at United Airlines. He is a private pilot. All drones sold after Dec 22, 2022 have Standard RID. This is part of drone software, not a broadcast module. Finally, there is nothing wrong with flying off roads assuming you have property owners permission and are in Class G airspace. RID does not start, really until March 16, 2024. Tim
@@TimMcKay56 The FAA would disagree with you about when RID starts. They are expecting everyone to comply with RID as of 16 Sept last year unless they have a very good reason why they can't. They've made it clear that there is an obligation to comply even though their enforcement won't start in earnest until March.
@@xjetWhatever. Yes, RID is in effect as of Sept 16, but FAA doing nothing on enforcement until March 16. We call this a “hint”. 😳🤔😊 Tim